Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 38.5% more expensive than Apia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.9% less in Panama City
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3 times more in Panama City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.6% more in Panama City
- Clothing
-
pay 17.4% more in Panama City
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Panama City are more expensive than in Apia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Panama City.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Apia, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Apia
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
|
Apia
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
|
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